Today’s technology leaders carry more emotional weight than ever before, supporting teams, navigating rapid change, and holding responsibility for both innovation and stability. While empathy has become an essential leadership skill, it comes with a cost: blurred boundaries, compassion fatigue, and quiet burnout. This confidential, leader-to-leader session explores how CIOs can care deeply without losing themselves in the process. Building on the vulnerability conversations from last year’s Peer Forum, we will discuss the realities of emotional labour in executive roles, the fine balance between empathy and overextension, and practical strategies for sustaining energy, clarity, and personal well-being.